THE LATE ROBINSON S. BROWN JR COLLECTION (Part IV)
1090
Glasgow, William Bilton, Farthing, 2.43g/6h (DH 23); Cubie & Paterson, Farthing, 3.33g/12h (DH 24); Ralph Erskin & Co, Farthings, 1781 (2), 4.13g/12h (DH 25), 4.04g/12h (DH 26) [4]. DH 25 very fine, DH 24 about very fine, others fine
£70-90
Provenance: DH 23 and 26 bt R. Gladdle September 1991; DH 24 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 203 (part), bt R. Gladdle April 1988; *DH 25 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired January 1980], bt J.A.B. October 1985
1093
Glasgow, George Randolph, Farthing, 1799, 3.21g/5h (DH 39); E. Waterson & Co, Farthing, 2.98g/6h (DH 50); Retailers’ Farthings (6), 2.44g/11h (DH 42), 2.43g/7h (DH 43), 2.27g/1h (DH 44), 2.24g/12h (DH 46), 2.52g/6h (DH 47), 2.43g/12h (DH 48) [8]. DH 43 about extremely fine and patinated, very rare, DH 47 very fine but lacquered, others in varied state
£60-80
Provenance: DH 39 bt M.Z. Gerson August 1979; DH 42, 44 and 47 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 84 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994; *DH 43 F. Seymour Collection, bt J.A. Bobbe May 1997; DH 46 bt S. Cordova May 1988; DH 48 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 50 bt R. Gladdle April 1988
1091
Glasgow, Alexander Ewing, Farthings, 1799 (2), 5.16g/6h (DH 27), 4.63g/6h (DH 28); Thomas Finlayson, Farthings (2), 2.39g/5h (DH 29), 2.46g/6h (DH 30) [4]. DH 28 extremely fine and far superior to the illustration in DH, others all very fine and patinated
£70-90
Provenance: DH 27 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 377 (part), bt P. Flanagan February 1994; *DH 28 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 84 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 29 bt R. Gladdle July 1993; DH 30 bt M.Z. Gerson March 1981
1094
Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, Boulton’s Halfpence, 1791 (3), SHEARER edges, 12.04g/6h (DH 2, gilt), 13.03g/6h (DH 2, bronzed), 13.66g/6h (DH 2a) [3]. Second and third about extremely fine, first very fine and with some wear to gilding
£80-100
Provenance: DH 2 gilt Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 10 November 1999 (2178); DH 2 bronzed bt M.Z. Gerson December 1979; *DH 2a bt R. Gladdle September 1990
1095
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Glasgow, Alexander Hamilton, Farthings, 1791 (6), 5.34g/6h (DH 31/32), 4.71g/6h (DH 33), 4.03g/6h (DH 34), 5.40g/6h (DH 35), 4.11g/6h (DH 36), 5.05g/6h (DH 37, this piece illustrated) [6]. DH 35 and 37 very fine or better and patinated, latter extremely rare, DH 33 about very fine, others mostly fair to fine, DH 36 very rare; an excellent group of the issuer
£120-150
Provenance: DH 31/32 bt P. Flanagan April 1981; DH 33 and *37 P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1287 [from P.C.D. 1985]; DH 34 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 35 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 204 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 378 (part), bt P. Flanagan February 1994; DH 36 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 84 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994
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Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, imitation Halfpence, 1791 (13), no signature (6), CAMBRIDGE edge, 9.98g/6h (DH 3a), EDINBURGH edge, 9.13g/12h (DH 3), LONDON edges (2), 7.54g/12h (DH 3b), 9.00g/6h (DH 3c), edge grained, 10.57g/6h (DH 3d), edge plain, 9.19g/12h (DH 3e); with FA signature (3), LANCASTER edge, 9.20g/6h (DH 4), edges plain (2), 10.79g/6h (DH 4f, large flan), 9.15g/6h (DH 4f, small flan); ornament under date (4), LANCASTER edges (2), 11.33g/6h (DH 5), 9.92g/6h (DH 5c), SHARPS edge, 9.46g/6h (DH 5a), edge plain, 11.65g/6h (DH 5b) [13]. DH 3 and 4f extremely fine with original colour, others generally about very fine or better but DH 5b lacquered, DH 5a and 5c very rare
£100-150
Provenance: DH 3 bt A. Davisson November 1995; DH 3a bt M.Z. Gerson April 1979; DH 3b and 5 bt P. Flanagan March 1981; DH 3c bt R. Gladdle May 1994; DH 3d, 3e and 5a A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 640 (part) [from Corbitt & Hunter August 1964], Davissons Mailbid Sale 5, 25 July 1995 (425, 426, 427); DH 4 bt T. Madigan February 1993; *DH 4f large J.A. Bobbe Collection [from Stanley Gibbons September 1980], bt J.A.B. December 1984; DH 4f small bt S. Cordova May 1995; DH 5b J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 84 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 5c bt J.A. Bobbe June 1996
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